EU funding for tool to help job seekers
2018-06-12
The Department of Computer and Systems Sciences has been granted EU funding to develop a system, SkillsMatch, to help job seekers. The goal is an EU-wide system focusing on non-cognitive skills and to help users adapting to the labor market.

The Once-Only Principle Project (TOOP)
2017-12-06
Exploring and demonstrating the once-only principle across borders, focusing on data from businesses. TOOP wants to enable better exchange between business and public administration while reducing the administrative burden for both.

Self-driving cars confuse pedestrians
2017-11-20
Barry Brown points out that while robot cars are safe, their actions can sometimes seem strange to pedestrians or other drivers who struggle to know what the cars are going to do next.

Dissertation Bin Xiao
2017-05-24
Bin Xiao will defend his thesis "Data-Centric Network of Things: A Method for Exploiting the Massive Amount of Heterogeneous Data of Internet of Things in Support of Services"

Dissertation Georg Hodosi
2017-06-05
Georg Hodosi will defend his thesis "Information Technology Outsourcing in Large Companies in Sweden: A Perspective on Risks, Relationships and Success Factors"

MYiHealth 2017
2017-05-12
Welcome to MYiHealth – an international meeting on healthcare digitization, taking patient needs as its vantage point and focusing on outcomes that really matter to the patient.

Research Funding in IT Management
2017-05-10
Professor Lazar Rusu’s application to Swedish Research School of Management and Information Technology (MIT)for research funding in IT management at DSV has been successful.

Cyber security central to democracy
2017-04-11
Fredik Blix has been involved with cyber security for 20 years. He recently hacked a phone on live radio, and he warns that both society and individuals are too naive in their use of IT.

Mobile technology that puts people first
2017-04-03
Pleasure, enjoyment and happiness – these have been the watchwords of Mobile Life, whose operations will now continue at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences.

Barry creates smart environments
2017-04-03
How often do you look at your mobile phone and what do you use it for? These are questions that Barry Brown studies in order to created smarter technical solutions.

Open call for proposals - vocational skills
2016-11-29
Spider announces its second open call for proposals within thematic area Education and Learning. This time we are looking for organisations using ICT within formal or non-formal education to give vocational skills to improve employability or self-sufficiency. Deadline for application is Noon, CET, January 31, 2017.

Delivering outsourcing services in diverse contexts with a new approach
2016-11-02
Janis Stirna, Jelena Zdravkovic and Martin Henkel, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, has developed a method to help businesses adapt to rapid changes in the world. The result commercialises by Altice Labs, Portugal Telecom Inovacao, CLMS, Croz, Everis and Siv AG.

The mysterious health benefits of Pokémon Go (and other games)
2016-10-07
Barry Brown, the Department of Computer and System Sciences in The Inquirer on game design, parents' attitude changes, how gamification is at the heart of making the digital world a place to nurture health, and why Pokémon Go get people to move, interact and lose weight.

Visit from Sri Lankan Delegation
2018-05-25
The Department of Computer and Systems Sciences and Stockholm University was visited by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training and the Vice Chancellor for the National Institute of Business Management in Colombo.

Call for ICT in Education proposals now closed
2016-08-24
Spider's call for project proposals concerning ICT in Education and Learning is now closed. The response has been great with over 140 proposals received. Selected applicants will be notified before the end of August.

Starting the ITP for ICT Regulators
2016-06-22
The pilot ITP (International training programme) for ICT regulators starts today with a day of lectures in the NOD-building that is Spider's home in Kista. Participants will have two weeks in Stockholm, starting today (April 4).

Thank you to all Nordic ICT4D fair participants!
2016-02-29
Developers, researchers and practitioners from the Nordic region, and beyond, were brought together to share experiences from ICT in Developing regions and find new ideas and collaborations.

In the future you will pay extra for an offline bed
2016-01-15
What happens if the technical development continues in the present way? This question has been investigated by the project Consumer-facing IoT at Mobile Life. The result - a report and a design fiction Ikea catalogue.

DSV part of DiasporaLink
2015-12-02
DiasporaLink is a 4-year exchange program between 24 universities and research institutes representing EU, the Americas, Africa and Asia and will investigate, evaluate and facilitate transnational diaspora entrepreneurship (TDE).

New book: Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management
2015-02-27
Shang Gao from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China and Lazar Rusu from Stockholm University, Sweden are the editors of a recently published book by IGI Global that is entitled “Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management”.

Love Ekenberg towards new challenges
2014-12-25
After more than six years Professor Love Ekenberg leaves the role as Dean of DSV. At the beginning of 2015, he starts as a senior researcher at the international renowned research institute IIASA.

Gunnar Wettergren - new deputy director of eGovlab
2014-12-18
The center eGovlab conducts interdisciplinary research close to both customers and funders to improve the efficiency and performance in the public sector. Gunnar will lead the operational work and increase coordination with the rest of DSV.

Prospects for cooperation between DSV and FINKI
2018-05-25
Possibilities for establishing an exchange of scholars, both teachers and students, as well as opportunities for collaboration in various areas of education and research, including bilateral and EU programmes.

New professor: Lazar Rusu
2014-02-12
Lazar Rusu was appointed professor at DSV on December 1, 2013. His research area is IT management with a special focus on business-IT alignment.

Love Ekenberg: Give Edward Snowden Nobel Peace Prize
2014-02-05
The whistle blower Edward Snowden changed the image of the United States by showing how extensive the superpower espionage is on the outside world. Love Ekenberg, Head of DSV have nominated Snowden to the 2014 Peace Prize.

Partnering with University of South Africa
2013-11-27
DSV has ventured into a partnership with University of South Africa (UNISA) – Nelson Mandela’s university. UNISA through Professor Liza Ceciel van Jaarsveldt will participate in a study on PhD programmes in four countries.

Yanis Varoufakis will be guest professor at DSV
2013-10-22
Yanis Varoufakis - a well-known academic economist and leading profiles in the debate on the recent economic crisis - will be a guest professor at DSV on 20 % during November 1 2013 – February 29 2016.

Doctoral student Elin Uppström in the board of directors for IRIS
2013-09-24
The Department of Computer and Systems Sciences strengthens its position in the Nordic information systems sphere when Elin Uppström will be functioning as a graduate student representative on the board of the Nordic conference IRIS (Information systems research seminar in Scandinavia).

DSV hosts ICISO 2013 in Kista Science City
2013-09-24
On March 25-26 the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) at Stockholm University hosts the International Conference ICISO 2013 Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations.

Smartphones for Human Rights
2013-02-24
The research project Mobile Online Learning for Human Rights offers an open online course on Human Rights to people in Kenya. Using a smartphone all interested students can access the free, online course.

A framework for more secure e-gov services in Tanzania
2015-09-01
A doctoral thesis presented by Geoffrey Rwezaura Karokola from Tanzania. Geoffrey points out that there is a lack of awareness about the risks among users and the systems are not always adequately protected.

Funding for a project on diaspora Ethiopian entrepreneurship
2013-01-01
The last years we have seen a growing trend to recognize the diasporas important role in the development of their home countries. This has resulted in different programs to engage diasporas as investors, mentors and entrepreneurs. DSV is part of a project to facilitate diasporas engagement through promoting “circular migration”.